The Los Angeles Lakers beat the New Orleans Pelicans 110-106 in the Play-In Tournament opener at Smoothie King Center on Tuesday night to claim the seventh seed in the West, where they will face the Denver Nuggets in the playoffs. New Orleans took an eight-point lead into the second quarter but the Lakers tightened up their defense, keeping the Pelicans to just 16 points, while they...
The curtains have been drawn on the 2023–24 NBA regular season, which ended with a much-anticipated bang in both the Western and Eastern Conferences as major movements were witnessed in the standings. In the East, the New York Knicks pipped Milwaukee into second place after they defeated the Chicago Bulls in overtime, while the Bucks lost in Orlando to the Magic in what was Giannis Antetokounmpo’s...
The 2023–24 NBA regular season came to an end on Sunday, April 15, with all 30 teams in action across the Eastern and Western Conferences. However, the allure of the NBA season is in the competitiveness of the postseason, which opens with the Play-In Tournament scheduled to take place between April 16 and 19. Eight teams—four in each conference—will compete in the play-in tournament and the...
The Los Angeles Lakers saw off the Minnesota Timberwolves 120-109 at the Crypto.com Arena on Sunday, and no one played better than nine-time NBA All-Star Anthony Davis. Davis, who was initially listed as questionable for the game in Los Angeles due to illness and left shoulder soreness, dominated the Timberwolves, who were shorthanded due to the absence of their “big men” pair of Rudy Gobert and Karl-Anthony Towns....
It suffices to say that LeBron James has had quite an eventful career since he was drafted into the NBA with the first overall pick as an 18-year-old in 2003. Recently, at 39 years old, he made history by becoming the first player in NBA history to reach the 40,000-career points mark. This milestone was achieved during the Los Angeles Lakers' defeat to the Denver Nuggets...
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